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2018-11-02

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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) he
or (b) officials from his Department have (i) met or (ii) been in correspondence with
representatives from GoldenTree Asset Management since his appointment.

<p>I updated the House on Monday 19th November regarding Johnston Press. Johnston
Press had a number of creditors including Golden Tree Asset Management, Fidelity,
Caravel Asset Management, and Benefits Street Partners. As I set out on 19 November,
a consortium of creditors formed JPI Media to take over the assets of Johnston Press.
DCMS has been in contact with a number of stakeholders in relation to the takeover<del
class="ministerial">.</del><ins class="ministerial">:I spoke with David King (Chief
Executive of JPI Media) and John Ensall (Director at JPI Media). Officials at DCMS
have also spoken to representatives of Johnston Press and JPI Media. </ins></p>

<p>The Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) Programme has the following Scottish projects
and potential projects:</p><p> </p><p><strong>LFFN Wave 2 Challenge Fund</strong></p><p>Highland
Council are planning to use the SWAN Framework to implement a gigabit fibre network
to 152 public buildings in Inverness, Fort William, Thurso and Wick - awarded £4.3m
BDUK Funding. This project is in preparation stage for the 'Ready to Procure' Assurance
Gate.</p><p> </p><p><strong>LFFN Wave 3 Challenge Fund</strong></p><p>Shetland Council
have successfully passed the LFFN Investment Panel stage and are working on the final
Business case to go through Assurance Gate A and if approved will be issued with a
letter of offer for £2m BDUK Funding</p><p>Tay Cities combined authority are in the
dialogue stage regarding a potential LFFN project in their area.</p><p>Renfrewshire
Council are at the pre-dialogue stage regarding a potential LFFN project in their
area</p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme
</strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">To the end of September 2018 across
Scotland, there have been 87 gigabit vouchers connected (value £243,953). A report
up to the end of December 2018 will be released early in February</ins></p><p> </p>

<p><del class="ministerial">While we have seen some success with voluntary measures
to improve online safety, Government has been clear that tech companies need to take
more consistent and effective action to tackle online harms.</del></p><p> </p><p><del
class="ministerial">A joint DCMS-Home Office White Paper will be published shortly,
setting out clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep their users safe online</del>.</p><p>
</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government recently set up the Centre for Data
Ethics and Innovation to provide independent, expert advice on the measures needed
to enable and ensure safe, ethical and innovative uses of AI and data-driven technologies.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">The first two projects the Centre will study include: the use
of data in shaping people's online experiences; and the potential for bias in decisions
made using algorithms. This work will play an important role in promoting and ensuring
fairness and the ethical use of data to deliver maximum benefits for society. An interim
update on these projects is expected in summer 2019.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Further,
it is essential that AI developed in the UK reflects the needs and make-up of society
as a whole and that industry and the public sector are able to access the greatest
supply of talent in terms of numbers. Increasing diversity in the AI workforce is
vital to ensure that everyone with the potential to participate has the opportunity
to do so. The government’s Office for AI will work with the AI Council to promote
diversity in the AI workforce.</ins></p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment
his Department has made of the effect of social media on young people’s mental health;
and what plans his Department has to ensure that social media companies protect vulnerable
young people.

<p>On 7th February, the UK Chief Medical Officers published their independent systematic
map of evidence on screen and social media use in children and young people, and recommended
next steps and advice for parents and carers. You can view the report here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/777026/UK_CMO_commentary_on_screentime_and_social_media_map_of_reviews.pdf</p><p>
</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The DCMS and Home Office Online Harms White Paper,
due to be published shortly, will contain a range of legislative and non-legislative
measures, setting out definitive plans to tackle a wide range of harms that users,
including children and young people, face online.</ins></p>

<p>We are committed to promoting the Arts and culture outside London, and continue
to work closely with the Arts Council to ensure that the whole of the country has
access to funding for arts and cultural programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Last year 70% of
Arts Council's <ins class="ministerial">lottery</ins><del class="ministerial">total</del>
funding was awarded outside London. Between 2018 and 2022 an additional £170 million
of National Portfolio Organisation funding will be invested outside London.</p><p>
</p><p>In addition, the recent Cultural Development Fund has seen £20 million of funding
shared between five towns and cities outside of the capital, while programmes such
as Creative People and Places and the City of Culture programme continue to focus
outside of the capital.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS has also recently announced an additional
£4 million of funding for the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund.
In 2019/20, 35 museums and galleries will benefit from this funding which aims to
improve audience experience. Over 80% of regional museums outside London will receive
money from this Fund.</p>

<p>Details of the seven initiatives supported through the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact
Fund (CSIIF) pilot are published on the CSIIF gov.uk page. Initiatives are based in
London, Leeds, Bristol, Worcester, Salford and Essex. A number of these initiatives
have a national reach, including online platforms that can be accessed by individuals
across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately 170 individuals were either participating
or had been identified to take part in the seven CSIIF pilot initiatives as of end
of October 2018. Five of those initiatives have commenced in full and two continue
to identify participants. The full level of participation and an assessment of employment
outcomes of all seven pilot initiatives will be considered as part of an independent
evaluation in 2019.</p><p> </p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the
Answer of 31 October 2018 to Question 184409 on Cybercrime, how many of the 170 individuals
have been (a) participating and (b) identified to take part.

<p>Details of the seven initiatives supported through the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact
Fund (CSIIF) pilot are published on the CSIIF gov.uk page. Initiatives are based in
London, Leeds, Bristol, Worcester, Salford and Essex. A number of these initiatives
have a national reach, including online platforms that can be accessed by individuals
across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately 170 individuals were either participating
or had been identified to take part in the seven CSIIF pilot initiatives as of end
of October 2018. Five of those initiatives have commenced in full and two continue
to identify participants. The full level of participation and an assessment of employment
outcomes of all seven pilot initiatives will be considered as part of an independent
evaluation in 2019.</p><p> </p>

<p>Considerable progress has been made implementing the £150m government and industry
commitments set out in the Creative Industries Sector Deal. The winners of the Arts
and Humanities Research Council’s Creative Industries Clusters Fund are due to be
announced this month; both the Audiences of the Future programme and the Cultural
Development Fund are underway; and further detail on the DCMS funded Creative Careers
and Investment Readiness programmes are to be published shortly. Four rounds of Intellectual
Property roundtables have taken place to discuss issues within social media, digital
advertising and online marketplaces, and the new Trade and Investment Board is due
to hold its inaugural meeting later this month.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what initiatives
his Department is promoting to help ensure that (a) UK musicians are able to perform
in the EU and (b) EU musicians are able to perform in the UK after the UK leaves the
EU.

<p>The music industry is a major success story for the UK and the government recognises
the importance of the continued mobility of talented individuals and groups to support
cultural and creative cooperation and the continued growth of the sector.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising
the depth of the UK-EU relationship, the UK is seeking reciprocal mobility arrangements
with the EU in a defined number of areas, for example to allow business professionals
to provide services, or tourists to continue to travel visa-free. This is in line
with the arrangements that the UK might want to offer other close trading partners
in future, where they support new and deep trade deals. This is subject to wider negotiations
with the EU.</p>